Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-09-30
Ell DORADO COUNTY.
A Fruit Cannery for Placerviile-A Lare
Fruit Shipment.

A Fruit Cannery for PlacerviiIe-A Large
Fruit Shipment.
Ell Dorado has entered upon an era of
prosperity. Her mines are of the richest,
and the yield of her foothill fruit lands un-
surpassed. The following items are clipped
| from the Mountain Democrat of last Satur
| day:
We received information this week that
| seven families from one locality in Min
neSota viii leave to settle in FL Dorado
county during October. The advertising of
Ell Dorado county's natural resources is be-
ginning to have its effect, and we will soon
feel the impetus of the incoming tide.
RESIDENCE PROPERTY SCARCE.
There is not vacant residence house in
| town, with demand for good houses. At
Ell Dorado and Diamond Springs efforts to
secure residence house during the past
few weeks have been futile. Other places
| give similar reports. Renewed activity in
all branches of business in the county has
| of late rapidly increased settlement until
now there is no more room without the
building of additional houses. We know
of seven families soon coming to FL Dorado
| to reside, and ten families soon TO arrive in
Placerville. tits evident that they must
either buy and build, or some of our we'll
TODD residents must erect suitable houses
to rent. The incoming tide of settlers is
being felt upon the shores of Ell Dorado.
and soon will make things lively for us.
FRUIT DRYER FOR PLACERvILLE.
This week James Blair, C. F. Irwin. F. f.
Barss and Sam Alden have purchased from
Judge Blanchard the brick buildings in
Upper Town that have so long remained idle
1t Is the intention OF the purchasers to have
the buildings used for fruit canuerv.
| which it is expected to have established
before another fruit season. So far as we
are informed, we believe it is the intention
OF the purchasers to either organize COM
pany for the canning of fruits or offer the
| property on favorable terms to those who
| Will establish tirst-class cannery. Which
| ever course is taken, we understand a
cannery is to be established. This is a
| move that we are glad to see inaugurated
| for mode of preserving the famed Ell Do
RADIO fruits Is something long needed here.
The need of this method of handling fruits
| has been greatly felt this year, and every
| inducement and encouragement should be
given for the successful inauguration of
| this enterprise.
THE Ell DORADO DEEP TUNNEL.
Happening in the vicinity of the FL
! Dorado big tunnel this week, we thought
| there and see What was accomplished. We
were greatly surprised to see the amount of
work accomplished, without much ado be-
| ing made. The tunnel is in forty feet, with
| only one shift of men working. On Thurs
day evening night shift was added, and
now the work goes on continuously, with a
view of pushing things as rapidly as posi-
BILE, in order to be in solid rock by the time
the drilling machinery is in place. The
rock is now hardening fast, and timbering
has ceased. The necessary air compressors
and machinery are now being made by H.
S. Morey, and will soon be in place. Grad
| ing for the necessary buildings is now
about completed, and the necessary tanks;
water pipe, etc, in place. About fourteen
men are now employed, and the force will
| be increased as soon as practicable. To
| accommodate the men a lodging house
12x20 feet has been constructed, and also a
boarding house 16x42 feet Things will
soon be rushing on the claim.
HER FRUIT INDUSTRY.
1t will surprise great many residents of
the State, and also a great many residents
of this county, to learn of Ell Dorado coun-
ty's share of the fruit shipments East this
year. The figures given by the Southern
Pacific road show that little over II ,00O,-
600 pounds of green fruit were shipped
East from this State during August. Of
this amount, during the last eighteen DAYS
of that month, FL Dorado county shipped
over 100000 pounds of peaches and
pears. This is about one eleventh of the
entire shipments of the State for the entire
month. The showing is fine one for this
county, and will open the eyes of some
people